The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-12

"There is such a generous disposition to
divert so much Of the State revenues to the
counties that it would bo safest to find ont
what we are going to do about revenue re-
vision before we go ahead too fast with the
plans about new Capitol" With this
difficulty before them we would advise the
members TO "let 'er 60 slow"
BY limiting the time of speech making to
ten minutes is one fact which signifies the
desire of the Assemblymen to get through
with the numerous bills presented in order
to be ready to adjourn at the expiration of
the one hundred days if possible. A limi-
tation of speech making to five minutes
duration would no doubt have been bio
Improvement as it would prevent the diving
too deep into the subject of debate and not
prolo1g argument, A resolution TO the ef-
feet that no more bills be presented with
out the full consent of the House was pre-
sented and agreed upon almost unanimous
ly. Upon the adjournment of the Lerisla-
ture it will be found that much work has
been left undone; however, at this early
day 1t is safe to say that there will be no
Beaver not desiring to fall into the error
pursued by Ex-Governor Pattison. The
adjournment Of the House is a good way
Off as yet, and the above conjecture NAV
lie looked upon as just a little previous, but
II will hold out nevertheless. ..'
The State Superintendent of schools was
made happy by the successful passage of a
bill extending the school term to six months.
This is measure that has long been ad .
vocated by some OF the most prominent
educators In the State, though strange to
say, it was holly fought on the floor Of the
House by three ex-scheol teachers. who
raised the old parsimonious cry of increased
taxation. The bill was ably and eloonent-
ly defended by young Packer, of Tioga.
who showed, among other things, that the
Keystone State stood as low as fourteen on
the list of the States of the Union in edu-
cational matters.
Rutan, in the Senate, has called off the
compensation amendment for the present.
This is an intimation and desire of the
| liquor men who very. wisely consider that
the forcing of double amendment proposi-
ton before the people will SAVIOR of duplcity
and react against their interests. The
scales have at last fallen from the ewes of
the liquor men of any responsibility and
they begin to realize that unless a moder-
ate and carefully digested high license
measure is passed this session, PENNSYLVANIA
may be swept into the prohibitory column
and their interests go through convulsions
incident to the period of abortive prohibi-
tory effort, such as Massachusetts. Ohio,
Iowa and other States passed through. The
Attorney General unofficially has gwen his
opinion that the graded features of the
Brooks bill are undoubtedly constitutional.
an opinion confirmed in letter by Judge
Agnew This bill is No. 112 on the House
calendar and will not be reached for few
weeks yet, as it was Tecommtted for
amendments.
The appropriation committee went West
to inspect the public institutions in that
quarter and returned in time for Monday
nights session. A great deal of work IS
yet before this body, and Mr. Dearden, with
all his commendable industry, which
keeps him working night and day, has little
time for general labor on the floor. Dr.
Huidekoper's bill for 100000 to maintain
and establish veterinary college and hos
pital at the University of Pennsylvania
has been introduced. Though large ap-
propripton the design of the institution
meets with approval, especially in the agri-
cultural sections of the State, where so
much loss has in the past been entailed on
valuable stock through Indifferent and non
professional veterinary practice. The uni
versity will give valuable tract of ground
if the State will build the college and hos
pital, and will besides condition itself in
the trust to educate IN perpctuity not less
than fifteen State scholars in the art and
science of veterinary medicine and sur
gerry. PAXTON,